Supporter for articles of apparel.



stitching 9,. the extension being designated,. l0.- As the supporting) strip is' flexible, this. @extension 10- may be wardly and .downwardly and superpos'ed upon the portion 5 ofthe said "strip, in the manner indicated' ini full-lines in regia To the .extremity of th'efree'ex 1d ofthe'ex; tension -is secured a. portion 11 'ofthe-- hose engaging `dev2e, W1 liclil latter, 'in the exempliicationshown, 'consists of the usual button which extend s ,joutwar dlyf roxnfa. slotted'b aseplate, the tape being' loo ed t'hrough the slots, and-theplate'securedpin 'position by stitching, in the usual manner.-

he remaining portion of the lioseengagiug deyicefinay consist ofthev usual loop- 12',

which -m the exempliticationconsists .of

-portion of. the loop v12 being received" into fabric coated Wire,`"or the like,.tl1 e 4vupper the fold G-of thestrap 4.1 It willbeobserved that'by reasonof thel fact`tliat the: portion 10 .of the supporting strip:is :unatt ached to the girdle, it is free' tobe swung rearwardly length, owing to thefreedon1'-of movement..

'about the fold 13 as a pivotal axis, as shown by dotted linesin Fig. 2. A

If he short -hoseor' sock be of unusual of the extension 10,the upper edge ofthe s'aid sock may be drawnfupwardly evll; as

farasI the "fold 13,'where'as in hose'sup'portf fers provided with the garment engaging de-:- vice connected to the supporting part j as .heretofore constructed the button carrying strip hasbeenj secur `by' stitching to the. loop-carrying strip' directly. above the Vloop sothat no -'con .siderable portion ofthe Webf-v 4bing ofthe :sock can Ab ereceived between the loop andthe said button 'supportintgtrip The" present? construction obvmtes o jectionable feature.

What I particularly wish'to ein li'asizeiifsv f' I Vthe simplicty'of construction a vision ofA a. girdle forming pa'rt the endsvof which are permanently together,

'substantiallyas escribed.

the pro. 7

and yvhiclifaresodisposed tof-forni a .V- shaped depressionin the "encircling element,

whereby" saidelement. is ada ted to more I further particularly directattention to the' fact that I utilize asin'gle strip or tape' not'only as a means of su' porticithev artiplaced, 'when supporting 'the' garment. 5 0

'connecting' together 'the' -substantially abut-- ting obliquelydisposed'ends o'f the girdle.

forming strip.' .Y A

. Having thus 'described' V my invention, I

-coIn rising an endlessv girdle -of .ilat e astio web ing, the sides of" which. obliquely approach L' each other: and are permanently' 1; Afsu'pporter for fan" article of ap arel JQned together'at anzangle' inthe lane of 'the-.widthof the` webbing .in com ination with-'a pendant .strip forming a loop 'around vthe Aj unctif'ni of said`.s'ides,-said loop carrying onemember Vof a clasp, and-said loop having-'a free vend 'zittachedv to s'ald lJunction j 7 0 at a point above itsapex' and .carryinga :sec-

ond. member of said. .clasp substantially as' described.

' l2. A supporter for ran article of apparel 1 comprising anendlessgirdle' of at elastic webbing combination'.- with a twofp'art' clasp and a supporting strip for one 'member jacent v'tothe up er' edge o 'said'l webbing,

Inwitness'whereof, I subscribe mysignature,in the presence of two Witnesses,

thereof, the other 'member o f saidclasp besecured adjacent to the'low'ver edge of Vs'ald webbing-whiles'aid strip islsecu'red ad- 

